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US nonprofit · EIN 454860019 · Cypress, TXiSource and licenceOrganisation record IRS Exempt Organizations Business Master File (EIN 454860019) - NTEE activity code, address.Board and officers IRS Form 990 annual filings, Part VII (directors, trustees, officers, key employees), read year by year to observe time served.Latest return IRS Form 990 series e-file data - 990 for the year to 31 December 2024: assets, liabilities, staff, website, telephone, pay.Finances by year IRS Form 990 e-file data - total revenue and total expenses by tax year.Renewal outlook Computed by Governance Register from the observed filing history and filed revenue. Not a statement that the organisation is recruiting.Deductibility IRS Publication 78 data (code PC), downloaded 18 October 2026.Licence US Federal Government public domain.How we handle data

Hunt with Heart Incorporated's network

8 people5 organisationsi8 people and 5 organisations on this map.The large node is the subject of this page. Solid lines are what the register itself records (8). Violet dotted lines (5) are likely: the same full name sits on the current board of another organisation in the same register and region. Form 990 filings give names without a person identifier; SEC insider filings carry a CIK. It may be a different person.

The board

8 listediTime on the board is observed from the annual filings: the IRS files no appointment date, so the bar counts years from the first filing the person appears on - a lower bound, not a filed start date. Names are exactly as filed. The IRS publishes no person identifier, so this edition does not yet link a person across organisations in the tables. The network map shows same-name matches as likely links only, never as confirmed.Time served and departures are observed across annual filings. Observed time served is a lower bound - a member may have joined before the first year on record. The organisation reported 8 voting members of its governing body on its latest Form 990 Part VI, which matches the board listed here.
NameRole as filedSinceOn the board
Brent Abshire ChairChairperson2022
4 yrs
Brandon BurchDirector2024
2 yrs
Chris PhenicieDirector2022
4 yrs
Dr Jeff DreyerDirector2018
8 yrs
Jason NelsonTreasurer2022
4 yrs
Jeff MereckaDirector2018
8 yrs
Joe Cleary IIIDirector2023
3 yrs
Lohn ZyliczDirector2022
4 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Pay and hours

year to 31 December 2024iFrom Part VII of the Form 990: compensation reported for each officer, director, trustee, key employee and highest-paid staff member, and the average hours a week they report. Most board members are unpaid; a blank means nothing was reported. Pay from related organisations is shown separately.
NameTitle as filedHours a weekPay from the organisationRelated organisationsOther
Jason NelsonTreasurer1$0
Dr Jeff DreyerDirector1$0
Chris PhenicieDirector1$0
Brent AbshireChairperson1$0
Jeff MereckaDirector1$0
Lohn ZyliczDirector1$0
Joe Cleary IIIDirector1$0
Brandon BurchDirector1$0

No pay was reported for anyone in Part VII on this return.

About

Legal name
Hunt With Heart Incorporated
EIN
454860019
Address
13402 Nottoway Cir, Cypress, TX, 77429-4852
State
Texas
Mission
Empowering and enhancing the lives of young people battling severe illness through the power of the outdoors. (as filed on the Form 990)
Activity (NTEE)
P30 Human services
IRS classification
501(c)03 (tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) where shown)
Classified purpose
Human Services
Size band
6 (IRS master file code)
Formed
2012
Principal officer
Jason Nelson (as named on the Form 990)
IRS ruling date
1 August 2012
Status
Code 01 (unconditional exemption)
Form 990 filings on record
4, latest 2024
IRS Publication 78
PC (contributions deductible)

Most connected

Longest observed on the filings

≥8years on the filingsDr Jeff Dreyer
≥8years on the filingsJeff Merecka
≥4years on the filingsBrent Abshire
≥4years on the filingsChris Phenicie

Latest return

year to 31 December 2024iFigures from the newest Form 990 or 990-EZ in the IRS e-file releases of 2025 and 2026, for the year ending 31 December 2024. US dollars, as filed.
Total assets
$1.6m
Total liabilities
$7k
Net assets or fund balances
$1.6m
Contributions and grants received
$547k
Program service revenue
$0
Grants and similar paid out
$64k
Employees
2
Volunteers
50

Filed finances

1 yeariTotals as filed on the IRS Form 990 (revenue and expenses), by tax year.
Tax yearTotal revenueTotal expensesSurplus or deficit
2024$713k$560k$153k

As filed on the IRS Form 990. US dollars.

State registration

1 entityiBusiness-entity registers published by US states. These records are matched to this organisation by name and state, not by EIN, and are labelled as likely matches. Street addresses are not shown.
Hunt With Heart likely matchiMatched by exact name and state (and ZIP where shown). State registers do not publish EINs, so this is not a confirmed match. Source: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, entity data (data.texas.gov 9cir-efmm). Licence not stated. Data last fetched 18 October 2026.
State
Texas
Entity type
nonprofit corporation
Status
Active
Formed
21 March 2012
Registered agent
Not stated

This register does not publish officers or directors.